My good friend Meg in a few hours will be embarking on the real-world version of the early 90s computer game "Oregon Trail". I can't believe that I was actually considering staying home tonight to work on my thesis instead of seeing her off. It always amazes me how easy it is to loose sight of true priorities. In reality, it matters very little weather or not i finish my thesis in time... there will always be extensions and extensions of extensions ad infinitum (if "infinitum" is the "ad" I want). There is not, however, an extension on bon V's to good friends who one in all likely h. will not see for at least 2 years. These are the moments that make the rest of life bearable. It is only now in the twilight of this chapter of my life that I'm realizing how much i've taken my friends for granted. They are my second family. My To-family. And there is a different feeling of at home that only comes from being with them.